The course contents

• The Six, (now seven), pack regulations in principle
  
• Introduction to the Manual handling Regulations
  
• The statistics - annual injuries
  
• Employers' duties
  
• The working conditions
  
• Mechanical aids
  
• Duties of employees
  
• Effects of stretching, reaching, leaning over etc.
  
• General injuries
  
• Back injuries
  
• Correct lifting techniques
  
• The safe lift
  
• Practical lifting exercises

Candidates are awarded a certificate of training which is recognised by the Factory Inspectorate as proof that formal training has been carried out

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